Tagged: economics

The Potential for a Kidney Market in America

In the United States, the demand for kidneys has reached a critical point. Each year, approximately 125,000 patients are diagnosed with kidney failure, yet only a fraction—around 22,000—receive life-saving transplants (McCormick & Held, 2023)....

Addressing Socioeconomic Inequality with a Wealth Tax

Wealth inequality has been rising at unprecedented rates in the United States. The Federal Reserve recently reports that the top 1% possess nearly one-third of all United States household wealth, compared to the 1.9%...

The Economics of Video Piracy

  Abstract The implementation of the internet opened up the methods of communication in innumerable and unimaginable ways to the benefit and detriment of society. The seemingly infinite amount of possibilities on the internet...